favourite

favourite
1.
(Brit.)adjective Lieblings-
2. noun
1) (film/food/pupil etc.) Lieblingsfilm, der/-essen, das/-schüler, der usw.; (person) Liebling, der

this/he is my favourite — das/ihn mag ich am liebsten

2) (Sport) Favorit, der/Favoritin, die
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adjective (best-liked; preferred: his favourite city.) Lieblings-...
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fa·vour·ite, AM fa·vor·ite
[ˈfeɪvərɪt]
I. adj attr, inv colour, songs, books, etc. Lieblings-
\favourite son AM POL amerikanischer Präsidentschaftskandidat, der beim Nationalkonvent von Delegierten seines Heimatstaates nominiert wird
II. n
1. (best-liked) person Liebling m
Sinatra's been a \favourite of mine ever since I was a teenager schon seit meiner Teenagerzeit ist Sinatra einer meiner Lieblingsstars; thing
which one's your \favourite out of these three? welches von den dreien magst du am liebsten?
I'd like to play you a particular \favourite of mine ich möchte dir ein Stück vorspielen, das ich besonders gerne mag
to be a \favourite with sb bei jdm sehr beliebt sein
2. (contestant) Favorit(in) m(f)
Brazil are \favourites to win the World Cup die Brasilianer haben die größten Aussichten, die Weltmeisterschaft zu gewinnen
3. (privileged person) Liebling m, Günstling m pej
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(US) ['feIvərIt]
1. n
1) (= person) Liebling m; (HIST, pej) Günstling m

he is a universal favourite — er ist allgemein beliebt

which of her children is her favourite? — welches Kind mag sie am liebsten or ist ihr Liebling?

2)

(= thing) this one is my favourite — das habe ich am liebsten

this book/dress is my favourite — das ist mein Lieblingsbuch/-kleid

we sang all the old favourites — wir haben all die alten Lieder gesungen

3) (SPORT) Favorit(in) m(f)

Chelsea are the favourites — Chelsea ist (der) Favorit

4) (INTERNET) Favorit m

to add/organize favourites — Favoriten hinzufügen/verwalten

2. adj attr
Lieblings-

my favourite book/dress — mein Lieblingsbuch nt/-kleid nt

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favorite, besonders Br favourite [ˈfeıvərıt]
A s
1. Liebling m (auch fig Schriftsteller etc), pej Günstling m:
favorites (Internet) Favoriten;
favorite with the fans Publikumsliebling;
play favorites US parteiisch sein;
be the favorite of (oder a favorite with oder of) sb bei jemandem beliebt oder gefragt oder begehrt sein;
this book is one of my favorites dies ist eins meiner Lieblingsbücher
2. besonders SPORT Favorit(in):
start favorite als Favorit an den Start gehen
B adj Lieblings…:
my favorite composer;
favorite dish Lieblingsgericht n, Leibspeise f
favour, favourable, favourableness, favoured, favourite, favouritism besonders Br für academic.ru/26641/favor">favor etc
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1.
(Brit.)adjective Lieblings-
2. noun
1) (film/food/pupil etc.) Lieblingsfilm, der/-essen, das/-schüler, der usw.; (person) Liebling, der

this/he is my favourite — das/ihn mag ich am liebsten

2) (Sport) Favorit, der/Favoritin, die
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(UK) adj.
Lieblings- präfix. (UK) n.
Favorit -en m.
Liebling -e m.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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